Agenda

Travel and Accommodations

Waters, Forests, and Communities in Asia

January 31 – February 2, 2013

With support of the Henry Luce Foundation, Bard College is exploring opportunities for intensive research, experiential education, service learning, and student and faculty exchange partnerships in China, Japan, and South Korea. This conference focuses on how field experiences, cross-university connections, and NGO linkages inform higher education curricula in Asian studies, environmental studies, and other relevant disciplines, across departments, and between the undergraduate and graduate programs.

Overview

Faculty, students, and staff from neighboring institutions are invited to join us for a three-day exploration of this question. What are the opportunities for experiential education and East-West partnerships to better link the study of Asia with the natural environment? Case studies focus on water and watershed management, forests, and communities.

Bard College Speakers

Leon Botstein President of the College; Leon Levy Professor in the Arts and Humanities